Maybelline Collosal Volum’ Express Mascara Review

Maybelline Colossal is Minimal

Maybelline Collosal Volum’ Express Mascara($5.99) boasts that it creates 9x the volume in one coat without clumping. I tried it out in Glam Black, hoping for some volume-tastic lashes with a nice black color. Unfortunately, my experience wasn’t nearly as exciting as “9x the volume.” Not even with multiple coats!

What Colossal did for my lashes was add just a touch of length/thickness and blackness so they stood out jmore, but in terms of volume, there wasn’t much. When I look at my natural lashes compared to the lashes with the mascara on them, the biggest difference is that they’re blacker. On all other points (lengthening, volumizing, thickening, curling), I didn’t notice much, if anything. I was really disappointed in the results of this mascara, particularly since it was supposed to volumize and didn’t even see that. I could be more forgiving if it at least did what it said to do (I mean, 9x is a bit OTT for me, but noticeabe more volume is good enough for me).

The best thing I can say for this mascara is it doesn’t clump and the level of black pigmentation is decent–it definitely darkened my lashes and made them stand out more, but they just looked like natural lashes really. If you’re looking for a more natural mascara, perhaps this might be something to consider. I just wouldn’t have expected “natural” out of Colossal. I’ll also point out this mascara is very budget-friendly!

One of my all-time favorite mascaras is by Maybelline (Full ‘n Soft), so I was really looking forward to trying this one out and hoping for the best. What are your favorite Maybelline mascaras?

Product: 4/10

Value: 9/10

Ease of Use: 7/10

Packaging: 7/10

Recommendation: Pass on this one and opt for one of Maybelline’s more proven formulas like Full ‘n Soft!

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That’s an offense to your lashes, Christine! They just make the mascara wand/packaging colossal and expect us to fall for that?
I love my Maybelline Cil Definition (the green one) for some great length though! It kicks lashes!

i like this mascara. i guess it depends on how you apply it and what your lashes look like to begin with. i got this for free from a blog friend and the first time i wore it, my friend thought i had on lashes. it’s not expensive so i think people should try it.

Too bad this mascara didn’t work for you. I really like this mascara because it works on me personally. It adds volume to my puny little Asian lashes but it doesn’t really add length I find. I like to mix this with Rimmel Glam Eyes for both volume and length.

I haven’t tried too many Maybelline mascaras, but I’ve always loved their Full ‘n Soft, so I was *hoping* to have success with this one. Full ‘n Soft really gives you soft, feathery lashes – longer, prettier, but not OTT lashes. IMO, the name is very accurate: full and soft lashes!

I got this mascara a couple months ago when i was in texas. And I honestly didn’t like it either. The product didnt do what it was suppose to do and even with primer it made my lashes look clumpy. I still have it with me and im thinking about throwing it in the trash! Btw the scent on this mascara is strong to me. Kinda made my eyes watery.

I thought this mascara did work well on me but WOW does it ever smell bad! I actually threw mine out because I thought it had gone bad! I REALLY like maybelline define a lash volume (shiny hot pink one). It defines your lashes and gives them volume just like it says it will!

Count me in on those who really liked this mascara. I think it builds volume really well and washes off easily. Yes, the smell is a little funky, but you put it on your lashes, not under your nose!
I think you get the best results in 2-3 coats.

This is one of the first mascaras I tried after using Great Lash for such a long time. I actually fell in love with it, but for some reason the bottles seem to pop and I’ve had about three! So I decided to move on, I’ve tried a few different ones but my all time favorite is still Maybelline Lash Stiletto. I think it works very well, you definitely have to try it out Christine! I also recently purchased MAC’s Plush Lash, which I know you love and I’m actually very crazy about it. But, I got a faulty brush and I haven’t had a chance to go to my MAC counter and see if they would be able to give me a new one.

Wow, I guess that mascara really is a personal thing, and that it differs on everyone. Colossal worked wonders for me–it gave me the fluttery volume I usually get from LOreal Voluminous, but it gave me much more length. I loved it, but my lashes basically lost their curl in a few moments. Its probably because I have dense lashes; I usually use waterproof. If Colossal came in waterproof, I would grab it in a heartbeat.

I know this is a very, very old post, but I have this in the waterproof and LOVE it, the waterproof is just too hard to get off [ i got waterproof on accident].
I wonder if they’ve improved the formula or what?